Chapter 3, Problem 19STP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

If the forest fires should be stopped by human interventions or not.

Introduction:

Forests are the lands covered with high number of trees and a specific community of organism. The forests are very important as they provide many resources for humans as well as other species on earth.

Explanation of Solution

A temperate forest has many native tress and these trees are very important for the survival of the other organisms living in the forest. In the forest fires, which runs for a long term, these trees may be destroyed. As these trees takes very long time to grow (in years) and some of them are even endangered, conservation of these trees is necessary. Additionally, the long trees are major reserves of the oxygen in earth, so, it is a necessity to conserve them for maintaining oxygen level in the atmosphere.

Moreover, the forest fire causes pollution of air and water body nearby, that affects the nearby human population as well. So, government should take actions on increasing forest fire rather than leaving it to natural course.